Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for August 2014 amounted to MOP751 million, up by 5% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP603 million) increased by 11%, but that of domestic exports (MOP148 million) decreased by 15%. Total merchandise import was MOP7.20 billion, up by 5% year-on-year. Merchandise trade deficit amounted to MOP6.45 billion. In the first eight months of 2014, total value of merchandise export increased by 8% year-on-year to MOP6.53 billion, of which value of re-exports (MOP5.22 billion) increased by 11%, but that of domestic exports (MOP1.31 billion) decreased by 4%. Total value of merchandise import grew by 11% to MOP57.54 billion. Merchandise trade deficit widened to MOP51.01 billion. Analysed by destination, merchandise export to Hong Kong (MOP3.87 billion) and the EU (MOP206 million) in the first eight months of 2014 increased by 19% and 8% year-on-year, while export to Mainland China (MOP977 million) and the USA (MOP210 million) decreased by 10% and 14% respectively. Exports of Non-textiles (MOP6.02 billion) increased by 10% year-on-year, of which exports of Machines, apparatus & parts (MOP1.17 billion) and Clocks & watches (MOP649 million) rose by 36% and 75% respectively, but that of Electronic components (MOP438 million) dropped by 35%. Exports of Textiles & garments (MOP514 million) decreased by 12%. By country of origin, merchandise import from Mainland China (MOP18.63 billion) and the EU (MOP14.60 billion) increased by 9% and 22% year-on-year. Imports of Consumer goods rose by 11% to MOP36.85 billion, with imports of Food & beverages (MOP7.55 billion) and Watches (MOP5.47 billion) increasing by 22% and 46% respectively. Moreover, imports of Construction materials (MOP2.25 billion) grew by 34%. External merchandise trade reached MOP64.08 billion in the first eight months of 2014, up by 10% compared with MOP58.01 billion a year earlier.
